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by Janice M Thompson, Chapter 1 - 24
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,Table of Contents
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Chapter 01 Understanding Health Assessment
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Chapter 02 Interviewing the Patient for the Health History
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Chapter 03 Taking the Health History
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Chapter 04 Assessing Nutrition and Anthropometric Measurements
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Chapter 05 Assessment Techniques
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Chapter 06 General Survey and Assessing Vital Signs
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Chapter 07 Assessing Pain
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Chapter 08 Assessing the Skin, Hair, and Nails
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Chapter 09 Assessing the Head, Face, Mouth, and Neck
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Chapter 10 Assessing the Ears
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Chapter 11 Assessing the Eyes
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Chapter 12 Assessing the Respiratory System
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Chapter 13 Assessing the Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 14 Assessing the Abdomen
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Chapter 15 Assessing the Peripheral Vascular System and Regional Lymphatic System
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Chapter 16 Assessing the Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 17 Assessing the Neurological System
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Chapter 18 Assessing the Female Breasts, Axillae, and Reproductive System
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Chapter 19 Assessing the Male Breasts and Reproductive System
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Chapter 20 Assessing the Anus and Rectum
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Chapter 21 Assessing the Newborn
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Chapter 22 Assessing the Child and Adolescent
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Chapter 23 Assessing the Pregnant Woman
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Chapter 24 Assessing the Older Adult
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Chapter 1: Understanding Health Assessment
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1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a global strategy called ―Health for All.‖
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goal for this strategy is:
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1. All individuals to get the same health care throughout their life spans.
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2. The government to supply money to care for all the people in the world.
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3. Resources for health care to be evenly distributed and accessible.
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4. Health-care providers can never deny patients health care.
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1. This is incorrect. ―Health for All‖ does not mean that all individuals get the same
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whealth care throughout their life spans.
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2. This is incorrect. ―Health for All‖ does not mean the government will supply money to
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care for all the people in the world.
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3. This is correct. ―Health for All‖ means that resources for health care are evenly
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2. Health assessment is a foundational and priority nursing skill. This essential skill requires registered
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2. Identify normal and abnormal findings.
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3. Refer patients with abnormal findings.
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4. Counsel patients with psychosocial needs.
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1. This is incorrect. The role of the RN is not to diagnose and treat patients.
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2. This is correct. Assessing patients and being able to identify normal from abnormal
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3. This is incorrect. RNs in collaboration with the health-care providers do refer
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4. This is incorrect. RNs do counsel patients, but it is not the essential and foundational
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3. You are assessing a patient with five gunshot wounds on a trauma unit. There is a police presence
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outside his door because the patient is a known drug dealer in the community. You know that nurses
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must treat all patients as persons. This is called:
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1. This is incorrect. Caring is displaying a concern for patients.
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2. This is incorrect. The holistic caring process is a relational process; the nurse
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3. This is correct. The new movement in health care is person-centered care (PCC),
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4. This is incorrect. Standards of care identify standards of professional nursing
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4. The science-based framework updated every 10 years by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
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Services that has set national goals and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention is:
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3. U.S. Preventive Task Force.
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1. This is incorrect. Healthy People is the general title for the nation’s federal initiative.
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2. This is correct. Healthy People 2020 specifically identifies science-based, national goals and
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objectives with 10-year targets designed to guide national health promotion and disease
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prevention efforts to improve the health of all people in the United States.
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3. This is incorrect. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s goal is to use evidence-
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wbased medicine to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based
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4. This is incorrect. The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the
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wUnited Nations working to improve the health of the world’s people.
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Essential Health Assessment 2nd Edition
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by Janice M Thompson, Chapter 1 - 24
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,Table of Contents
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Chapter 01 Understanding Health Assessment
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Chapter 02 Interviewing the Patient for the Health History
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Chapter 03 Taking the Health History
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Chapter 04 Assessing Nutrition and Anthropometric Measurements
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Chapter 05 Assessment Techniques
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Chapter 06 General Survey and Assessing Vital Signs
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Chapter 07 Assessing Pain
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Chapter 08 Assessing the Skin, Hair, and Nails
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Chapter 09 Assessing the Head, Face, Mouth, and Neck
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Chapter 10 Assessing the Ears
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Chapter 11 Assessing the Eyes
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Chapter 12 Assessing the Respiratory System
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Chapter 13 Assessing the Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 14 Assessing the Abdomen
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Chapter 15 Assessing the Peripheral Vascular System and Regional Lymphatic System
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Chapter 16 Assessing the Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 17 Assessing the Neurological System
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Chapter 18 Assessing the Female Breasts, Axillae, and Reproductive System
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Chapter 19 Assessing the Male Breasts and Reproductive System
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Chapter 20 Assessing the Anus and Rectum
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Chapter 21 Assessing the Newborn
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Chapter 22 Assessing the Child and Adolescent
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Chapter 23 Assessing the Pregnant Woman
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Chapter 24 Assessing the Older Adult
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,w Test Bank - Essential Health Assessment, 2nd edition (Thompson,
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2023)
w w
Chapter 1: Understanding Health Assessment
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1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a global strategy called ―Health for All.‖
w w w w w w w w w w w w w w The
goal for this strategy is:
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1. All individuals to get the same health care throughout their life spans.
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2. The government to supply money to care for all the people in the world.
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3. Resources for health care to be evenly distributed and accessible.
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4. Health-care providers can never deny patients health care.
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Feedback
1. This is incorrect. ―Health for All‖ does not mean that all individuals get the same
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whealth care throughout their life spans.
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2. This is incorrect. ―Health for All‖ does not mean the government will supply money to
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care for all the people in the world.
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3. This is correct. ―Health for All‖ means that resources for health care are evenly
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wdistributed and accessible to everyone. w w w w
4. This is incorrect. ―Health for All‖ does not mean that health-care providers can deny
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wpatients health care. w w
2. Health assessment is a foundational and priority nursing skill. This essential skill requires registered
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nurses (RNs) to:
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1. Diagnose and treat patients. w w w
2. Identify normal and abnormal findings.
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3. Refer patients with abnormal findings.
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4. Counsel patients with psychosocial needs.
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Feedback
1. This is incorrect. The role of the RN is not to diagnose and treat patients.
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2. This is correct. Assessing patients and being able to identify normal from abnormal
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wfindings is an essential role of the RN. w w w w w w w
3. This is incorrect. RNs in collaboration with the health-care providers do refer
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wpatients. This is not the essential and foundational role in health assessment.
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4. This is incorrect. RNs do counsel patients, but it is not the essential and foundational
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wrole in health assessment.
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2023)
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3. You are assessing a patient with five gunshot wounds on a trauma unit. There is a police presence
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outside his door because the patient is a known drug dealer in the community. You know that nurses
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must treat all patients as persons. This is called:
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1. Caring.
2. Holistic process. w
3. Person-centered care (PCC). w w
4. Standards of care. w w
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1. This is incorrect. Caring is displaying a concern for patients.
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2. This is incorrect. The holistic caring process is a relational process; the nurse
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wcollaborates with the individual to pursue goals for health and well-being.
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3. This is correct. The new movement in health care is person-centered care (PCC),
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wwhich emphasizes the intrinsic value of treating all patients as persons.
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4. This is incorrect. Standards of care identify standards of professional nursing
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wpractice.
4. The science-based framework updated every 10 years by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
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Services that has set national goals and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention is:
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1. HealthyPeople. w
2. Healthy People 2020. w w
3. U.S. Preventive Task Force.
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4. World Health Organization.w w
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Feedback
1. This is incorrect. Healthy People is the general title for the nation’s federal initiative.
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2. This is correct. Healthy People 2020 specifically identifies science-based, national goals and
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objectives with 10-year targets designed to guide national health promotion and disease
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prevention efforts to improve the health of all people in the United States.
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3. This is incorrect. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s goal is to use evidence-
w w w w w w w w w w w w w
wbased medicine to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based
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wrecommendations about clinical preventive services such as screenings, counseling w w w w w w w w
wservices, and preventive medications. w w w
4. This is incorrect. The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the
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wUnited Nations working to improve the health of the world’s people.
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